Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-12-01

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Call at the Herald office and get
sample copy of the North Dakota Far
mer.
Fred Near's smiling countenance can
now be seen behind the counter at j.
w. kellar's.
10000 bushele of shelIed corn wanted
before Dec. 18th at Aliens Agency. Top
price paid in cash.
Boys, now is the time, and Murphy's
is the place to get your skates. Prices
from 35 cents to SIPS.
1t any of the Herald readers want to
purchase good organ they will find
bargain at this Office.
1t you want a farm, confer with ALL
ems agency. You can find some genu-
inc bargains there Just now.
Finest and largest stock of china,
glass and crockery ware ever brought
to Turner county, at kellar's.
Last Friday a string of fifteen teams,
loaded with grain and hogs came in
from Spring Valley about noon.
Printing offices should now replenish
the "8" box; the demand will increase
about fifty per cent when 1888 gets
here.
Contractor Dwyre arrived from Sioux
Falls last Friday, with his grading out
fit, which will make headquarters in
Hurley this winter
The mercury in the thermometer
went down below the zero notch and
loafed around in the twenties Sunday
and Monday mornings.
The attendance at the Thanksgiving
dance was rather slim, only twenty-one
numbers being out. Must be we are
all getting too old-or lazy-to enjoy a
hop.
Parkerites will find that they can not
gull the railroad managers as they did
portion of the voters of this county.
Bogus bonuses don't go down at all
times.
The New England Supper given by
the Baptist society last Thursday even
ing was quite well patronized. and was
the means of adding $46 to the contents
of the pastors purse.
We understand that Parker is trying
to raise $1,000 bonus with which to
tempt the Duluth and Denver to "go
crooked Why not draw on that SlO.-
600 court house bonus?
Parker citizens dare not complain at
the treatment they have received from
the proprietors of the oat meal mill; it
is the same coin they have been dealing
out to the taxpayers of the county.
The last meeting for the year of the
Hurley school township board will be
held Saturday, Dec. 10, at the usual
hour. Teachers of the township are
requested to report no pupil under
seven years of age, in making their
term reports, as the same must cores
pond with the law.
Mrs. r. i. Hershey received the sad
intelligence this week of the death OF
her brother, David Livingston, OF ty-
thoid fever, at his home in Livingston
Wis, Sunday last. Mr.. Livingston
made many friends during his visitin
Hurley this fall, who will be greatly
surprised and shocked at his unexpected
death.
Jones Bros. extensive contractors fol
the Manitoba system, who are winter
ing their large grading outfit near Can
ton, first visited Turner county looking
for quarters, but owing to the number
of hay presses in operation here were
unable to purchase hay as ceap as they
could in the Sioux valley. Well, W.
| will see them in the spring.
The Hurley schools will give an en-
tertainment of literary nature Dec
| 8 and and 8. As a matter of encour
agement to teachers and pnpils, ther'
should be full attendance of parents
and patrons. The admission fee is onl.
Is cents, and the proceeds will be use'
to purchase apparatus, ETC., for the us
| of the schools. A fine programme ha
been prepared and a rare treat OF 1act
! fun and sober thought may be expected
There is nothing that costs us more Il
proportion than our schools. but ther
is nothing that pays us so well.
Hon. 7. b. Buchanan, politician ant
farmer. of Spring Valley, thinks tina
the stock men up in the north part Q
the county need not think that the
| have the only fine stock in the county
His thoroughbred short-horn, hornles
gentleman tippsd the scales recent
/ at. 2,OO3 pounds. The honorable Ihom
as saws he will pit him against any " blll
of his feed and age in the county. !
b. has taken two premiums with hin
at the county fair, two on his calf, on
on a bunch of FIVE calves. sweepstake
ON the bull. and sweepstakes on a COW
1 Can any of the blooded stock men u
wonder beat this record? Don't D
1 backward about coming forward, 10
there is no politics in this.